While there is very little at stake at the top of the Serie A table with the season nearing its end, there is still plenty to fight for in Italy’s biggest rivalry showdown when AC Milan take on Inter in San Siro on Monday.
Inter have an insurmountable lead of 14 points at the top of the table and, with six games remaining, can mathematically confirm the title with a victory in this match. While AC Milan’s second place also seems almost indisputable, they will obviously want to avoid being the team against which their biggest rival puts both hands on the Scudetto.
Milan have a five-point lead over third-place Juventus, but thanks to a 10-point lead over Bologna in fourth place, and the recent mathematical confirmation of a fifth-place finish for Italy in the Champions League Next year, Milan’s place in the next UCL tournament is almost guaranteed.
With both teams out of Europe early, eliminated from the Coppa Italia and with little to play for in the league, this rivalry match represents a de facto conclusion to the season for the two clubs, a fitting way to “finish” a mountainous campaign. Russian. for two Italian giants.
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AC Milan vs Inter prediction, odds
- Lean Money Line: Inter (+105)
- Score prediction: AC Milan 1-3 Inter
While other competitions did not turn out in their favor, Inter have been absolutely dominant in the league this season. AC Milan have done well against teams they were expected to beat, but have struggled in big games, seeing them come up short on several occasions in games where something concrete is at stake.
Milan were beaten 5-1 by Inter in the first leg in mid-September, and have won just once in five league games against Juventus, Napoli and Atalanta. If we add to this the key defeats against PSG and Borussia Dortmund, which left them out of the Champions League in the group stage, in addition to the defeat in both games against Roma in the recent European quarterfinals League, their season has been completely devoid of iconic moments. Don’t expect to get here against a team that is simply better in every aspect.
